Harry Burrell vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Burrell
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Burrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.81 and 1.674 for Harry Burrell. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Burrell and Lefty Williams

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.67
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.98
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
42.28
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
37.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.28
42.28
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Harry Burrell and Lefty Williams

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Burrell and Lefty Williams

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
28.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
25.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA